Billy Martin (tight end) explained

Bill Martin
Number:85, 89
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:October 27, 1942
Birth Place:Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Cumming, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:238
High School:Gainesville
(Gainesville, Georgia)
College:Georgia Tech
Draftyear:1964
Draftround:2
Draftpick:21
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Pfr:M/MartBi00

Jake William Martin (October 27, 1942 – March 14, 2018) was an American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was drafted in the second round (21st overall selection) of the 1964 NFL draft. Martin was subsequently selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1966 NFL Expansion Draft.

Martin played high school football at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia.He was a teammate of Billy Lothridge both at Gainesville High and Georgia Tech.

Martin died in Cumming, Georgia, on March 14, 2018, he was 75.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former GHS, Georgia Tech football standout Billy Martin has died. AccessWDUN. March 15, 2018. en.